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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 11: Sections 61-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what is man split according to Emerson in the epigraph to Part 11?
(a) Half his history, half his opportunity.
(b) Half himself, half his spouse.
(c) Half himself, half his expression.
(d) Half his biology, half his spirit.

2. In what way does Boorstin say Milton was a strong individual?
(a) He exiled his children for their unconventional religious views.
(b) He invented his own mythical characters and religion.
(c) He did not subscribe to conventional religious views.
(d) He never belonged to a sect.

3. Mozart composed eight symphonies, four divertimentos and some sacred works in a few months at what age?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 22.
(d) 4.

4. What tradition did the Christian church follow in its churches?
(a) Greek temples.
(b) Northern forests.
(c) Jewish synagogues.
(d) Roman temples.

5. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?
(a) The Rig Veda.
(b) Jain Sacred text.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The Odyssey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does Zola say man stopped believing in the epigraph to Book 3?

2. What metaphor does Boorstin say permeates Christian literature?

3. What was Boccaccio's inspiration for the Decameron?

4. What does Boorstin say is Buddhism's response to the questions of living?

5. What is Boorstin's subject in The Creators?

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